If all goes well, he said, those residents could return to their homes in the next couple of days. The company will notify customers on Wednesday when to expect the power to turn back on.Įvacuees from Chester, Greenville and Canyondam are being housed at an evacuation center in Susanville, Johns said. on Tuesday, affecting about 51,000 customers in 18 counties and starting with Shasta, Tehama and Yolo counties. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced it would de-energize power lines to reduce wildfire risk starting at 5 p.m. You need to evacuate," said Plumas County Sheriff-Coroner Todd Johns. Highway 395 south of Janesville and toward Milford, "people sheltering in place should leave the area immediately. The Dixie Fire has now burned 626,751 acres, up 22,240 acres from earlier Tuesday, according to fire officials speaking at an evening community briefing.Ĭontainment on the wildfire remained unchanged at 31%. 8:50 p.m.: Dixie Fire moving toward Janesville and Milford, residents told to evacuate. Sparked by lightning last Thursday near Morgan Mountain, the Morgan Fire has merged with the Dixie Fire, a fire map shows.
Residents were urged to drive west on Highway 36 toward Red Bluff.Ībout 120 people live in Mineral, which is a few miles west of where the Dixie and Morgan fires are burning in Lassen Volcanic National Park. The post also said the notifications were going out through Tehama Alert.Ī shelter for evacuees is at the Los Molinos Veterans Hall, 7890 Sherwood Blvd. "If you feel as though you should evacuate please do so," the deputy sheriff's association said on their Facebook page late Tuesday night.ĭeputies were notifying residents of the sheriff's order to leave. The evacuation area extends west to Cold Creek. The Tehama County Sheriff's Office ordered residents out of their small community of Mineral because of a threat from the Dixie Fire. 10:30 p.m.: Mineral residents ordered to evacuate due to Dixie Fire The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch from Tuesday through Wednesday night near the Dixie Fire in Northern California, where dry, gusty winds are forecast.Ĭheck back for updates to this story as it continues to develop. Small, rural California communities are threatened by the nation's largest wildfire and officials warned the danger of new blazes erupting across the West was high because of unstable weather. If you are able, help power local journalism.
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